John says nothing. He understands the meaning behind Ami's words. After his was, no human ever wanted to see this again. There had been years of this -- the vast network of human colonies whittled down to a handful of strongholds by a merciless, implacable enemy. The Spartans had killed the enemy on the ground -- shot them, stabbed them, and broken them with their own two hands.

The problem was, the Spartans couldn't take their fight into space. Every minor victory on the ground turned into a major defeat in orbit.

For all the brilliance humanity had, for its' victory against the Covenant, and for the creation of the Spartan Projects -and with it the power to stand even against gods-, it was a reality all too common among many worlds. Without anything to stop them, soon there would be no more colonies, no human settlements -- and nowhere left to run.

He motions Ami to walk out of the bridge. They had seen enough.

"Make ready to jump clear of the system."

The Captain ordered.